Summerside Weather in January
Summerside in January
The short of it: Summerside in January averages a high of -3 °C (27 °F) and a low of -11 °C (11 °F), with 99 mm (3.9 in) of rain and about 8 h 58 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -3° · low -11° · rain 99 mm · daylight 8 h 58 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Summerside an average January high of -3°, a low of -11° and some 99 mm of rain. The dead of winter in Summerside: highs scarcely reach -3°, nights fall to -11°. Wet spells are common — about 99 mm, the 4th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 8 h 58 min in mid-January, 22 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates January 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Summerside runs about middling and drier than most in January. Kensington, 12 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
January in Summerside, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 4° colder, 9.0 mm less rain
- Versus February
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 58 min
- Average wind
- 20 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KensingtonPrince Edward Island | 12 km ENE | -3° | -11° | 94 mm |
| Strait ShoresNew Brunswick | 40 km SSW | -3° | -12° | 104 mm |
| Cap-PeleNew Brunswick | 43 km WSW | -3° | -12° | 104 mm |
| Cap-AcadieNew Brunswick | 46 km WSW | -3° | -12° | 104 mm |
| TidnishNova Scotia | 47 km SSW | -2° | -11° | 105 mm |
| CornwallPrince Edward Island | 47 km ESE | -3° | -11° | 100 mm |
| WinsloePrince Edward Island | 48 km ESE | -3° | -11° | 102 mm |
| West RoyaltyPrince Edward Island | 50 km ESE | -3° | -11° | 102 mm |